Table-leaf support



(No Model.)

L. G. CASH.

TABLE LEAP SUPPORT. No. 447,758'. Patented Mar. 10, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

LEVIS G. CASH, OF RUSSELLVILLE, MISSOURI.

TABLE-LEAF sUPPoRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,758, dated March 10, 1891.

Application filed August 5,1890. `Serial No. 361,044. (No model.) y

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be itA known that l, LEwIs G. CASH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Russellville, in the county of Cole and State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefulTable- Leaf Support, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to folding leaves or tables; and the objects in View are to provide a leaf adapted for use as awriting-table, flower-stand, bracket, tbc., in hotels, railwaycars, depots, banks, &c., the same being of cheap and simple construction and adapted to be securely supported at a right angle to the wall, casing, or other point to which it is secured, or to be inclined, as for a desk, and to fold under the leaf in a snug manner, whereby the leaves may fold flat or be removed and used as a lap-board, card-table, ttc.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bracket constructed in accordance with my invention, the same'being shown in full linesadapted to serve as a bracket or shelf and in dotted lines as a desk. Fig.2is a bottom perspective, the bracket folded under the leaf. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of the pivoted arm.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In practicing my invention Iinsert in the wall, window-casing, or Wainscoting l a pair of screw-eyes 2, said eyes being in horizontal alignment with each other.

3 designates a leaf of suitable material and dimensions, which is provided upon its under side near its transverse ends with cleats 4 for preventing the same from warping. Upon the under side and at the rear edge of the leaf near ,its opposite ends are secured by screws or otherwise short metal plates 5, which at their frontends are bent to form perforated ears 6 and at their outer or rear ends reduced and-bent to form hooks 7 for removably engaging the eyes. Opposite the plates 5, near the extremities and upon the under side of the leaf, are secured perforated ears 8.

9 designates a substantially V-shaped bracket, the same consisting of a vertical branch 10 and an inclined branch 11, said branches converging and meeting at their lower ends and at their upper ends terminating in reduced bearing portions 12. The lower extremities of the brackets are bent to form an elbow 13, rearwardly disposed, and pivoted to the elbow, as at 14, is an arm 15, bifurcated to receive the elbow, as at 16. The arm 15 is provided at its extremity with a socket 17, in which is secured a rubber buffer 18. A socket 19 is also formed near the joint of the arm, and in the same is secured a rubberbner 20. The arm in length is about equal to the distance from the rear edge of the vertical branch 10 to the support 1,and is adapted to fold down to a horizontal position and up to a vertical position, its downward folding being limited by reason of the pivotal joint being of the character known as the knuckle-joint.

As shown in Fig. 1, the rear buffer, or that vone at the extremity of the arm, has contact with the support 1, and the two brackets thus constructed rigidly secure and maintain the leaf in a horizontal position. When it is desired to lower the leaf, the pivoted arm is elevated against the branch 10 and the bracket swung up under the leaf, where it is engaged and held by a turn-button 21, secured to the under side of the leaf. The leaf may now be lowered flatly against the support 1 or removed to another compartment or position, where screw-eyes are located and placed in position, or, if desired, maybe detached from t-he support l and used as a table for playing cards or other games, or lap-board, or put to any other use to which it is adapted.

In order to adapt the bracket to serve as a writing-desk, the arm 15 is swung up to the dotted position shown in Fig. 1, which permits the leaf to drop to an 'inclined position, as shown by dottedI lines, the rubber buffer 2O coming` in Contact with the support l. Vhen thus inclined, a convenient writing desk is formed and may be provided with proper writing materials.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- IOO l. The combination, with the supporthavy ing the' opposite screw-eyes, the leaf, the plates secured to the rear under side of the leaf, said plates being reduced at their rear ends and bent to form hooks for engaging the eyes and at their front ends bent to form perforated lugs, and bearing-lugs located at the front ends of the leat` and opposite the plates, of V-shaped brackets having their upper terminals reduced to form bearings and entering the lug and their lower ends rearwardly bent, and the arms pivotally connected to the elbows and provided upon their under sides and-rear ends with sockets and rubber buffers mounted in the same, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with a leaf hinged at its upper rearedge to its support, of a bracket- 

